Archive Article: 2002/07/26

26 July 2002

Teat seals adding to mastitis armoury

Over the past 40 years, tubing dry cows with antibiotics at drying off has become as much a part of a dairy producers routine as milking. And very successful at preventing mastitis it has been.

But times are changing. Consumers are increasingly sceptical about use of antibiotics in food-producing animals. So it is heartening that a non-antibiotic teat seal, designed to keep mastitis-causing bacteria out of cows teats, has proved successful.

Adapting to change has always proved one of British producers many strengths. Lets hope more innovations come along to help.